Harat Khalifa · Bahla · Oman
We are the Al-Adawi family, and our workshop is in Harat Khalifa in Bahla. We inherited this craft from our fathers and grandfathers. Today the sons and grandsons of Abdullah bin Hamdan al-Adawi work here. We shape these pieces with our fingers, and our door is open to anyone who wants to see the craft up close.
Centring the clay on the wheel.
From the jahla that keeps water cool to planters and models. These are the pieces we are best known for.
Our door is open: come and watch us work, or sit at the wheel yourself.
Our wheel, our shelves, the kiln in our yard, and the pieces as they come out of it.
We write down what happens here: our history, who comes to visit, what we are proud of, and what we remember from our years at the wheel.
